ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides the historical background to the various theories of the mind; from the ancient Greeks as well as considering the religious viewpoints on the characteristics of the human soul. It presents a plausible hypothesis on how it emerges and it can be precisely defined, which will provide a foundation to distinguish social reality from the physical reality. The book aims to construe and presents the algorithms which regulates the unconscious part of the mind. It outlines a meta-model over the interaction between these two parts that form the thought patterns of the human mind and serves as the basis for general decision making. The book also summarizes in a digested manner the meta-model for a virtual mind and draws attention to future areas of research.
